Re: SotD Saturday July 26th

Today I am inspired to wear:

Parfumerie Generale L'Oiseau de Nuit (from a sample)

It is my first full wearing after sampling it one evening last week. On first application, it is sweet but not cloying--sort of like a high-end confection (merengue, maybe?). At the same time, it is leathery, a little smoky-incensy, and a bit dry. The dryness reminds me of Parfum d'Empire Ambre Russe and also Tauer's L'Air du Desert Morocain.

It seems to have alot going for it. Only problems--the longevity is really not so great, and the price is high! It really lost its oomph about 4 hours later, and I applied liberally from a dabber tester. Drydown is a very close, sweet skin scent, probably a sweet musk.

EDIT: I keep thinking that this smells familiar, like something I have tested before, and I think I know what it is--Estee Lauder Pleasures Delight. I will do a comparison soon and give my report! Certainly the PG is very upscale, probably with expensive ingredients. But that sweet and dry sensation I get--I am pretty sure it is similar to the EL, at least in the beginning stages.

Lilybelle - bravo on the exams. And your puppy will get over the sulks. Eventually.

As for me - the postman brought a delightful little packet - wrapped in leopard print tissue and holding smellicious treasures! The upshot of which I am granted my wish to re-sample Angel (the extrait) without putting out coin!! Oddly I get roses - and something sharp (maybe bergamot) and a bit of skank. But no chocolate - and no vanilla. I'm weird.

Manymany thanx Ubu - you da bomb!!

"The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering."Lao Tze

Re: SotD Saturday July 26th

One hundred and fr***ing eight degrees outside today, had to be Imperial Opoponax for the evening.

Musse, looking at your new avatar I was thinking about shadesofbleu, do not even know why.

Mr.T was tinkering (tinks, nothing personal, OK?) with the leaking washer today following his infamous motto "If it is not broken, fix it till it is" and now, guess what? Right, no washer. I have nothing else but just dream of how white my nail tips are going to be until the second week of August (end of billing period on the Credit Card).

Re: SotD Saturday July 26th

Originally Posted by Twolf

"If it is not broken, fix it till it is"

LOL!!! That is Mr. Musse´s motto, too...

I visited a friend this evening, and noticed that she smelled soo good (she usually never wears perfume), and when I asked her what she was wearing, she told me it was "someting from a tiny blue bottle", and insisted that she had gotten it from me a couple of years back. I had no idea what it could be, but when she showed me the bottle, it turned out to be a mini of Beyond Paradise.
Once back home again, I immediately logged into my Fragrancex account and placed an order on 1 oz.
It´s so easy; log in, find frag, place order, log out. Done in less than five min.
I cannot afford buying more frags!!!

Re: SotD Saturday July 26th

Re: SotD Saturday July 26th

Posting late today. I wore TDC Osmanthus to the gym today. SotE was the beautiful Cherugi, went out to dinner and to see The Dark Knight with my Mom and Hubby ( my kids and my Dad are out of town so Mom was a little lonely).

Re: SotD Saturday July 26th

Went to the big outlet mall near me and tested the following:

Givenchy Pi Neo---Too light on me and wasn't very impressive.
Tom Ford Black Orchid Voile de Fleur----This is really nice and I might like it better than Black Orchid
Armani Attitude---Liked this better than I thought I would